Improvement in seed-drills



UNTTED STATES PATENT OFFICE. i

WM. n. NAUMAN, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEED-DRILLS.

S'pocilication forming part of Letters Patent No. 45,335, dated December (i,

the State of Ohio, have invented a new and nsefuhlmprovenient in Seed-Drills; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,l clear,and exact description Oi the construction and Operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanving drawings, making a part o'this specilicat-ion, in nhich- .Figure lrepreseuts the feeder; Fig. 2, the bottoni ot' the hopper with slides attached, and Fig. 3 the slide l) detached.

The object Ot' my invention is to provide a drill that will feed grain more regularly than other seed-drills,and which is freefrom the lia'- hility to choke from'an accumulation of grain while turning at theend oi' thcfurrow.

The i'eeder A, which runs overa-n 'aperture in the bottom of the seedbox, is provided with wings c c c, projecting toward either flange b b, but leaving a space between the wing and the opposite flange. This arrangement forces the grain through lengthwise, thus avoiding a. liability to choke.

The slide Ll) is provided with clips p p, soldered, riveted, pressed, or cust on, and is placed next to the bottom ot" thehopper. This greatly lessens the distance through which the grain passes before 'reaching the condu'ztors, thus rendering a more certain and regular llow ot' grain. The slide E is placed .next to the slide l), and has openings corresponding to and fitting the clips p p. This slide is con nected with and regulated by a gage placed on the side of the box, and thus adjusted to the required dow ot' seed. Next to the slide E is placed the cut-olf slide F. The slidesG G are for pointingthe rows. VThe advantage oi' the arrangement of these slides is that the cut-oli' slide F operates close to the slide E, thereby avoiding a chamber in which grain can accumulate iu turning around at the end of a field'. The cut-olf slide as used in other drills leaves a chamber where grain will accumulate every time the flow of seed is cut Oli', and consequently every time the machine-is started it leaves a considera-ble quantity of seed down. obviate that entirely.

Having thus described 4my improvement, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Iatcnt, is-

1. The feeder A, having flanges b b, with wings c c c projecting toward either ilange, and

set forth.

WM. Il. NAUMAN.

Witnesses:

J AMES TURNER,- RALPH S. THOMPSON.

My arrangement is calculated to leaving a space between the flange and wing 

